Use Your Words: Voice Tech Enriches Board Games

There’s a common theme running through technology: new things come onto the market and everyone says “That’s the next best thing!” But then it isn’t. Well, at least not right away. It takes time for people to understand the new technology, and as that happens the tech starts to get used in…

The Qt Company and ICS Announce Integration of Amazon Alexa into Your Vehicle

6/6/2018 Qt Group Plc      Press release 6 June 2018 at 3:00 pm (EET) Collaboration to Provide Powerful Voice Integration for Connected Car Solutions The Qt Company (Nasdaq: QTCOM) and ICS today announced that they are working together to integrate Amazon Alexa into Qt and will be…

How Speech Synthesis is Helping Alexa Grow Up

Do you pay attention to every word someone else says? Or even every word your home device says? Probably not. As humans, we listen for contextual clues to tell us when we need to pay closer attention. But how does your chatbot know to do that? Think about it. Alexa is still a young girl, er…

Grabbing the Attention of Siri and Alexa is Tougher Than You Think

Voice will soon be in every gadget. At least, that’s the vision a lot of industry watchers share. And, they’re probably right. Already, Alexa, Siri, Cortana and Google Assistant will happily listen to and act upon your every word. Who can resist that? Certainly not consumers — something…